los hijos de la víctima tuvieron que pedir compensación económica >> linn spalding de 59 años de edaduvo desapareciuda por 17 días hasta que la encontraron sin vida en una escalera en san francisco donde elecciones daban cuidados, ahora los 2 hijos de la mujer presentan una queja formal contra la mujer y el condado de san francisco >> el abogado de la familia dijo que según la queja tanto el hospital y la familia del alguacil son responsables por la perdida de lincoln spalding diciendo que hubo negligencia y critico la busqueda ineficaz calificandolas de peligrosas >> no se puede volver a entrar al edificio >> por su parte el portavoz de la oficina del fiscal dice que recibe la queja y la reevalua para determinar en 45 días si aceptan la queja o la niegan, hay pedido monetario como compensación para hijos de spalding si niegan la queja seria frente a un abogado legal >> de inmediato no esperarian para una demanda, lo ocurrido fue extremadamente difícil para hijos de spalding, continuamos con más información >> un hombre se presenta en oakland, la víctima llego por sus pro pio >> un tr

two days later, spalding vanished. and 17 days after that, she was found dead in a stairwell, just across from her room. >> you have a patient with a room on the fifth floor, as lynn spalding was, that's within 50, 100 feet, or whatever of it is, of an exit door to a stairwell, that's not the first place that you search? they never searched that stairwell. >> reporter: in fact, the claim charges sheriff deputies never organized a cohesive search for spalding. almost all of the deputies interviewed said they believed they had no authority to detain spalding. and even that they found her because she was not considered mentally ill. the claim says the hospital's records were so bad, the staff at first thought spalding was black. then, later, asian. but attorney harris says, the most outrageous breach was that nurses failed to follow her doctor's orders. >> there's a written order by the doctor that says, all in capital letters, the word, never leave this patient alone. and they did. and they lost her. >> reporter: outside

have seen is reassignment of a couple sheriff deputies lynn spalding's children can't be reassigned their mother. >> this claim of first step towards a lawsuit does not indicate amount for damages investigators found both hospital and sheriff's department at fault for spalding's death. neither is commenting in this action. >> vallejo police are relying on a security feature that snaps a picture of whomever first opens a computer reported stolen. now, in this case, the lap tops taken from a car in vallejo on saturday they were for an after school program. if you recognize these people, please contact the vallejo police department. >> it's been a year since san francisco introduced a special court to deal with vet transcommitting minor offenses. idea is to offer treatment instead of jail. leanne? >> well, you know folks in san francisco heard about vet court in san jose. they took a look and liked what they saw. and is now here to stay. it's wednesday afternoon. veterans stand behind judge braiden wootds. >> using drugs, drinking alcohol. my life just got unmanageable. committing crim

the claim says the hospital records were so bad the staff first thought spalding was black, then asian. but the attorney says the most outrageous breech is that nurses failed to follow orders. >> there is a written order by a doctor says all in capital letters the word never leave this patient alone. they d they lost her. >> investigators found both hospital and sheriff's department at fault, it triggered promise business the sheriff to improve security. and led to the reassignments of numerous deputies david perry is a friend and their spokesman. >> lynn spalding can't be reassigned her life. her children can't be reassigned their mother many we do not think this is a full enough price to pay. >> now they referred to a city attorney for a a response. >> another wave of moisture coming down solidly in mount tam tonight. not a major storm but we know every drop counts m this drought. spencer christian is live on the roof of the abc7 center. >> wetter into higher elevations right now but not where i am. here is live doppler 7 hd. it's mainly light and scattered in parts of sonoma county

if rejected, the spalding family attorney says they will file a lawsuit. no word on how much money they will seek in damages. >>> this morning's commute a mess with bart trains near hayward at a standstill. investigators shut down the tracks after a train hit and killed a person near the south hayward station about 11:30 last night. it was in a dark remote part of the line so police waited for daylight to collect evidence. trains were running again at 8:00. the victim's identity hasn't been released yet. >>> city of oakland is scaling back plans for a security center that had residents worried about their privacy. the council voted early this morning to limit the center's activities to only the port of oakland property. the original plan called for street cameras and gunshot detector microphones to keep an eye on the city. >>> the world's largest light sculpture will likely shine on at least until 2026. today organizers of the bay lights project announced a plan to raise $12 million to keep the bay bridge lights burning strong. the 25,000 l.e.d. lights wen

the claim says the hospital records were so bad the staff first thought spalding was black, then asian. but the attorney says the most outrageous breech is that nurses failed to follow orders. >> there is a written order by a doctor says all in capital letters the word never leave this patient alone. they d they lost her. >> investigators found both hospital and sheriff's department at fault, it triggered promise business the sheriff to improve security. and led to the reassignments of numerous deputies david perry is a friend and their spokesman. >> lynn spalding can't be reassigned her life. her children can't be reassigned their mother many we do not think this is a full enough price to pay. >> now they referred to a city attorney for a a response. >> another wave of moisture coming down solidly in mount tam tonight. not a major storm but we know every drop counts m this drought. spencer christian is live on the roof of the abc7 center. >> wetter into higher elevations right now but not where i am. here is live doppler 7 hd. it's mainly light and scattered in parts of sonoma county

if they don't, that's when spalding's family can file a lawsuit. cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu visiting the bay area meeting with governor jerry brown and silicon valley officials. kpix 5's mark kelly reports. >> reporter: things are still getting under way there. things started a little later here than expected. it was planned for 10:30. by the time they got into the room, it was 11:30. but let me show you the stepped up security presence that we have here. there are dozens of chp officers, israeli security and, of course, governor brown's security, as well. governor brown is meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in the heart of silicon valley. they are inside the computer history museum right now giving an update on a business proposal that they have put together tying israel and california together in the tech world. this partnership is being called a natural one with common values between these two entities. the prime minister's visit this morning with governor brown different topics on th

for the events surrounding spalding's disappearance and death. the report also stated that the hospital and the sheriff's department illegally accessed spalding's medical records. spalding's family says that to date. no charges have been filed. or disciplinary action taken. shelter. >> reporter: 70 burleigh son troy has also been a rested on drug and weapons charges. this all began march 1st. the victim was called to the home because she was upset that cindy and troy were smoking marijuana and one of that activity to stop. >> reporter: suspect in that case documents suggest that cindy felt it was a direct assault on her son. it was she was crushed and heartbroken that the dictum enjoyed hurting her babies. victim >> reporter: when her mother entered the bathroom court documents says she admitted instead get and had her mother on back of the hat and then hit hard on the back at the corner of five times. she died the next day. document say state her intent was to kill the but of but not one heart to heart in the process. but not want her to hurt in

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it is not an investigation into the factors that led to spalding's death. but fairly that incident inspired this report and the recommendations within. spalding went missing from her hospital left in december, 17 days later she was found dead. two weeks alone, unnoticed. a tragedy that inspired this report by ucsf by security. >> this report giving us a lot of great ideas and a path of options. >> reporter: department of public health spokesperson rachel kagan says the reports for recommendation come as the hospital has already taken steps such as having more senior sheriff deputies on- site. the report found an insufficient oversight of the security program at sf general and an absence of a culture of security and safety. among recommendations that a security manager be appointed to see a robust security program that includes creating a security information center or command poston campus. >> the current space is not adequate. and does not meet the needs of the security. staff themselves, nor of the campus and patients and hospital. >> reporter: in the spa

it is not an investigation into the factors that led to spalding's death. but fairly that incident inspired this report and the recommendations within. spalding went missing from her hospital left in december, 17 days later she was found dead. two weeks alone, unnoticed. a tragedy that inspired this report by ucsf by security. >> this report giving us a lot of great ideas and a path of options. >> reporter: department of public health spokesperson rachel kagan says the reports for recommendation come as the hospital has already taken steps such as having more senior sheriff deputies on- site. the report found an insufficient oversight of the security program at sf general and an absence of a culture of security and safety. among recommendations that a security manager be appointed to see a robust security program that includes creating a security information center or command poston campus. >> the current space is not adequate. and does not meet the needs of the security. staff themselves, nor of the campus and patients and hospital. >> reporter: in the spa

family spokesman david kerry added the entire case has been rough on lynn spalding's two children. >>y thing lynn spalding's family and friends have seen come out of this is the reassign the of a couple sheriffs deputies while she can't be reassigned her life and the children can't be reassigned their mother. >> reporter: hospital officials referred all calls today to the city attorney. the city attorney says he has not had a chance to read this claim and says he has 45 days to respond to it. reporting live in san francisco, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> posttraumatic stress disorder, you normally hear ptsd connected to troops coming back from war but research is showing another group of people may not be getting the help they need after a traumatic event. we're talking about victims of violent crime and the lack of treatment could cost all of us. investigative reporter vicky nguyen explains what she found. >> reporter: the bay area is home to several cities that see some of the highest incidents of violent crime but what surprised us is what happens to people

since the death of lynn spalding last year, deputies go through a six-week training program as part of their assignment and there is a new sheriff chain of command. >> the sheriff assigned a captain to the hospital and as a direct report to the sheriff and the sheriff has regular meetings with the director jie. but there are other major changes that are recommended. communication seems be to the biggest problem. it is not always clear how to call for help. >> there is a need to have a contracted 9-1-1 center that takes the calls. today that has not happened so we will work in the sheriff's department to develop a relationship with an official 9-1-1 center. >> one of the biggest problems is there is no single person in charge of overall security here at san francisco general hospital. it is a problem they found so serious they even drew up a sample job description for that post. federal investigators say coordination between the hospital and the deputies was a major failure when lynn spalding went missing. that's part of the basis for legal action filed by her family. >> if you have a p

since the death of lynn spalding last year, deputies go through a six-week training program as part of their assignment and there is a new sheriff chain of command. >> the sheriff assigned a captain to the hospital and as a direct report to the sheriff and the sheriff has regular meetings with the director jie. but there are other major changes that are recommended. communication seems be to the biggest problem. it is not always clear how to call for help. >> there is a need to have a contracted 9-1-1 center that takes the calls. today that has not happened so we will work in the sheriff's department to develop a relationship with an official 9-1-1 center. >> one of the biggest problems is there is no single person in charge of overall security here at san francisco general hospital. it is a problem they found so serious they even drew up a sample job description for that post. federal investigators say coordination between the hospital and the deputies was a major failure when lynn spalding went missing. that's part of the basis for legal action filed by her family. >> if you have a p

they never searched that stairwell. >> this review was ordered by mayor ed lee after spalding's death. abc7 news. >>> an east bay man was pretty happy when pg&e told him he was paying too much for electricet and he was getting his money back. but not all of it. that's when he decide to call 7 on your side. >> david has all electric appliances, the stove, oven, even the heaters. but he still suspected his electric bills were a bit too high. >> we always assumed something was wrong, but they could never tell us what it was. >> he was paying as much as ss $1,90 a month. he said he kept asking pg&e about it. the utility kept saying the bills were correct. this went on for years until one day david got a big surprise. >> there was no payment due, and there was a credit of that $1,199. >> after all those charges, pg&e was giving him nearly $1,200 back. when he asked why, pg&e said, indeed, it had been overcharging him all those years. >> their audit department discovered that the charge was wrong, so that generated a credit for three years. >> which was fantastic, except pg&e only reimburse

since the death of lynn spalding last year, deputies go through a six-week training program as part of sheriff chain of command. >> the sheriff assigned a captain to the hospital and as a direct report to the sheriff and the sheriff has regular meetings with the director jie. but there are other major changes that are recommended. communication seems be to the biggest problem. it is not always clear how to call for help. >> there is a need to have a contracted 9-1-1 center that takes the calls. today that has not happened so we will work in the sheriff's department to develop a relationship with an official 9-1-1 center. >> one of the biggest problems is there is no single person in charge of overall security here at san francisco general hospital. it is a problem they found so serious they even drew up a sample job description for that post. federal investigators say coordination between the hospital and the deputies was a major failure when lynn spalding went missing. that's part of the basis for legal action filed by her family. >> if you have a patient with a room on the fifth floo

spalding's family says.to date. no charges have been filed. or disciplinary action taken. >> pam: tonight kron-4 is tracking a storm moving into the bay area. this is a live look from san francisco. >> pam: a gloomy day - but the bright spot. a little more rain. i'm here in the kron-4 weather center. >> pam: with our chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett. >> jacqueline: light showers have already kicked off this afternoon. we did have a light rain moving into ocean beach. also light rain over oakland and berkeley. as for the peninsula rain over the san mateo bridge. we did see quite a few showers over the north bay as well. so let's go ahead and take a look as satellite for radar pictures. this will be pushing to the south this evening. all the time in this on futurecast this evening coming up. >> pam: >> pam: happening now. an amtrak train has struck a pedestrian on the tracks in oakley. >> pam: we have new details tonght. about a man hit and killed on the bart tracks in hayward this morning. it caused a major service disruption. shutting th

. >> spalding was admitted to the hospital on september 19th for the treatment of a bladder infection and for being disoriented. she was report ed missing two days later and found dead in a stairwell october 8th by a maintenance worker. he's disturbed by the allegations by a visiting doctor from india and other staffers reported seeing lying on the stairwell. apparently it was not investigated. >> one of the hospital staff said she didn't think too much about it because there were lots of homeless peoples in the stair wells. >> the city attorney says the claim is now being evaluated, a process that can take up to 45 days. a family spokesman david carry said the entire case has been too rough. >> what the friend of lynn spalding want is for her memory to live on and for her life to have meant something. >> reporter: attorney harris says this a he had nurse here says she did not know that spalding was looking until she saw it reported on the news. reporting hive in san cheryl hurd, nbc bay area new. >> steve carlton was the executive director of the symphony in los altos was a quarter o

if san francisco rejects that claim, spalding's family can then file a lawsuit. >>> hundreds of people attended a candlelight vigil in martinez last night for a 14-year-old girl who was hit by a train. jenna betty was killed sunday on the tracks near old or chart and howe roads. investigators believe she had dropped her cell phone and was struck when she went back to ge it. >> even though you're gone, i miss you and love you so much. see you again someday. i love you. [ crying ] >> jenna was a student at martinez junior high school. grief counselors will remain at the school this week. >>> early this morning, oakland city council approved part of a controversial surveillance program. the vote didn't take place until early this morning at 1 a.m. following hours of debate. the domain awareness center is the proposed hubs to monitor areas around the city but it was approved only for the port of oakland. opponents worried about violation of privacy. >> there is a serious amount of evidence showing that mass surveillance has a positive impact on violent crime but a great deal of evidence th

if san francisco rejects the claim, spalding's family can then file a lawsuit. >>> hundreds of people attended a candlelight vigil in martinez last night for a 14-year-old girl who was hit by a train. jenna betty was killed sunday on the tracks near the old orchard road. investigators believe she had dropped her cell phone and was struck when she went back to pick it up off the tracks. . >> even though you're gone, we love you and miss you. we'll see you again someday. i love you. >> jenna was a student at martinez junior high school. grief counselors will remain at the school for the rest of the week. >>> facebook is putting up the cash to help make its neighborhood safer. kpix 5's betty yu reports the company is helping its hometown hire a new police officer to work out of a new substation facebook helped finance. >>> reporter: it's an unusual gift from facebook but one that the city of menlo park says it badly needs. facebook will pay more than $200,000 a year for three years for a community safety police officer to work out of this new substation. the city council accepted faceboo

spalding's family says. to date. no charges have been filed.hearing aids cool. the a "linx" device would sync to your apple device.and act like a cross between a hearing aid and a blue-tooth device. it would pull audio from things like phone calls, facetime chats and turn-by- turn navication and stream it directly into the ear piece and when they're not doing that.they work just like regular hearing aids. but they *can pull audio from your i-phone's mic.to amplify sounds. >> we are tracking a another storm that is coming. right now here's a live look as san francisco. we have cloudy skies. i will let you know when the rain will start when we continue. >> on welcome back. the time is 9:14 a.m.. >> bard is still recovering from their delays, they are about 15 to 20 minutes. the rest of the line is joined pretty well. on the freeway we are still looking at hot spots with a rise of 40 minutes there are more ran. this is unusual that this would be far south but there is an overturned as to you be and that is what is causing this attention. >> there'

went missing. >> you have a patient with a room on the third floor, where lynn spalding was, which is within 100 feet of wherever it is of an exit door to a stairwell. isn't that the first place you search? they never searched that stairwell. >> this review was ordered by the mayor ed lee after spalding's death. abc7 news. >> at monday evening's deadline gets closer, more and more people are signing up for health insurance through covered california. 80,000 people have signed up just within the last five days. the total of 1 million people have obtained insurance through covered california. and more than 100 enrollment drives will take place this weekend across california. >>> an east bay man was pretty happy when pg&e told him he was paying too much for electricet and he was getting his money back. but not all of it. that's when he decide to call 7 on your side. >> david has all electric appliances, the stove, oven, even the heaters. but he still suspected his electric bills were a bit too high. >> we always assumed something was wrong but they could never tell us what it was. >> he

gite family of -- >>> the family of lynn spalding has filed a claim against the city and county of san francisco. she disappeared from san francisco general hospital in september of last year. her body was found more than two weeks later in an exterior stirwell. they conducted an investigation 1k3* blamed spalding's disappearance and death on the hospital and the sheriff department. they will hold a news conference tomorrow to discuss the claims. >> a man connected to a 30-year-old cold case murder has killed himself. fairfield police say 48-year-old robert hathaway hanged himself last month. they believed that in 1983 at the age of 17 he sexually assaulted 40-year-old pricilla and beat her to death. hathaway was friends with her son. police found dna and fingerprints on her body and could not connect them at the time. when they checked the database , hathaway was a match. he left a note next to the body admitting he, quote, took the coward's way out. >>> hundreds of people gathered to mourn the loss of a teen. she was hit and killed by a train on sunday. she troughed her cell phone on

gite family of -- >>> the family of lynn spalding has filed a claim against the city and county of san francisco. she disappeared from san francisco general hospital in september of last year. her body was found more than two weeks later in an exterior stirwell. they conducted an investigation 1k3* blamed spalding's disappearance and death on the hospital and the sheriff department. they will hold a news conference tomorrow to discuss the claims. >> a man connected to a 30-year-old cold case murder has killed himself. fairfield police say 48-year-old robert hathaway hanged himself last month. they believed that in 1983 at the age of 17 he sexually assaulted 40-year-old pricilla and beat her to death. hathaway was friends with her son. police found dna and fingerprints on her body and could not connect them at the time. when they checked the database , hathaway was a match. he left a note next to the body admitting he, quote, took the coward's way out. >>> hundreds of people gathered to mourn the loss of a teen. she was hit and killed by a train on sunday. she troughed her cell phone on

gite family of -- >>> the family of lynn spalding has filed a claim against the city and county of san francisco. she disappeared from san francisco general hospital in september of last year. her body was found more than two weeks later in an exterior stirwell. they conducted an investigation 1k3* blamed spalding's disappearance and death on the hospital and the sheriff department. they will hold a news conference tomorrow to discuss the claims. >> a man connected to a 30-year-old cold case murder has killed himself. fairfield police say 48-year-old robert hathaway hanged himself last month. they believed that in 1983 at the age of 17 he sexually assaulted 40-year-old pricilla and beat her to death. hathaway was friends with her son. police found dna and fingerprints on her body and could not connect them at the time. when they checked the database , hathaway was a match. he left a note next to the body admitting he, quote, took the coward's way out. >>> hundreds of people gathered to mourn the loss of a teen. she was hit and killed by a train on sunday. she troughed her cell phone on

was later found dead at san francisco general hospital is now suing the city. 57-year-old lynne spalding vanished from the hospital september last year. her body was found more than two weeks later in a stairwell. state health inspectors blame spalding's disappearance and death on the hospital and sheriff's department. the family is holding a news conference this morning to talk about the claim. >>> police are considering whether or not to file charges against a transgender student who admitted to making up a story about being sexually assaulted by a fellow student. this student, who identifies as male, told police three boys attacked him at the hercules high school on monday. investigators became suspicious when they couldn't find any signs of injury. the student confessed yesterday to making up the story. >>> this morning, computer security experts are warning netflix customers of a scam circulating the internet. hackers are using a phoney web page that looks a lot like the netflix log-in page to get unsuspecting customers to enter their account info, and when they do, this pops up. it

. >>> lynne spalding was found dead in the stairwell at san francisco general hospital. the 57-year-old woman's body was discovered in october, 17 days after she was first reported missing from her hospital bed. the family's attorney filed a claim with the city. it's a first step toward a full- fledged lawsuit. allegation allow spalding's family to seek damages be on the 250,000-dollar medical malpractice cap. >> it allows the family, the estate, her children to recover for her emotional distress which usually dies when a person dies. >> the attorney also says the hospital failed to provide a safe atmosphere for patients. >>> two men including one from the bay area are now awaiting sentencing after a federal grand jury in san francisco found them guilty of economic espionage. prosecutors say waterloo and walter muldrow sold technology from dupont and sold it to a competitor controlled by the chinese government. >>> a controversial plan to better protect oakland is being scaled back but the that will still be a boost in surveillance. some said the city is falling short by

the claim says the hospital failed to take care of spalding and left her alone after a doctor ordered staff to stay with her at all times. >> as a written order by the doctor that says all, in capital letters, the word never leave this patient alone and they did and they lost her. >> if the hospital does not respond in 45 days the family will move forward with a lawsuit. >> a new ordinance goes into effect for gun owners in sunnyvale, illegal to own magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. yesterday a federal judge denied a last ditch effort to put the new law on hold. the judge ruled the ban would have little impact on constitutional rights to own firearms when it comes to self defense. the judge citing an nra report saying that american who is have to use guns for self defense fired an average of two shots. a lawyer for the nra will take the case to an appeals court. 66% of voters approved that ban. >> the superintendent of schools has a new job, xavier was approved to head a school board in el paso, texas. he had been the top education official in santa clara county and halfway int

spalding was admitted to the hospital for an infection on september 19 and went missing on the 21st.ound dead in a stairwell 17 days later. >> this is the elder abuse and adult dependency statute says you have to provide a safe environment in this kind of a hospital so that the patients that come here to be treated are safe and secure. that's the failure here. that's such a gross wrong. >> the city has 45 days to respond. if they reject the claim, the spalding family attorney says they will file a lawsuit. >>> other bay area headlines tonight traffic on 880 in fremont backed up today after a truck crashed, landed on its side around 10:00 near auto mall parkway. the driver says he lost control after another driver cut him off. debris hit the windshield of another car cutting the driver in the face. that driver had to be taken to the hospital. minor injuries. the truck driver was not hurt. >>> a second three-car crash farther back on 880 added to the traffic mess. both incidents were cleared about 1:00. >>> a federal judge cited a report from the national rifle association as one of th

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lynne spalding's family is now asking for an unspecified amount of money.ey want the hospital and the sheriff's department to change security procedures there. >>> today marks the first day of lent ash wednesday a season of prayer and penance for catholics. it leads up to easter. it last 40 days excluding sundays. many catholics give up something during lent su food, or other activities. >>> cate caugiran live at bart. the gates are down and the sign is taped on letting people know, no bart service here. over the past few hours we have seen this bart station agent run from car to car trying to get the word out to commuters that trains are not running from this station, fremont or union city. now, commuters have been told to head to hayward bart or bay fair if you are going to san francisco. we spoke with one man this morning headed to san bruno who says he understands why it needs to be shut down but is still frustrated. >> well, it's going to affect me. i'm probably going to be an hour late. it seems like as soon as the bart people got what they wanted, it

. >> reporter:the family of lynne spalding against san francisco general hospital. the family publically made the announcement today. they filed a claim against the hospital and the san francisco sheriff's department. for the events surrounding spalding's disappearance and death. >>".have lost her." >> reporter:spalding was admitted to san francisco general hospital last september for a bladder infection she was found dead in a stairwell at the hospital. 17 days after she went missing from her hospital room. >> reporter:spalding's family says.to date. no charges have been filed. or disciplinary action taken. lawyers for the family did not disclose just how much the family was asking for monetary damages, but it is more than 25 thousand dollars. >> pam: a warning tonight in the east bay. police are on the hunt for a man who grabbed and sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl. on a popular east bay trail. >> pam: it happened over the weekend on the alameda creek trail in fremont. kron 4's scott rates has details. >> reporter: it has always been a safe place or known to

the report was made after a patient lynne spalding was found dead last year.e have a report on what steps have been taken. >> reporter: 57-year-old lynne spalding went missing and she was found dead of dehydration in a stairwell. a tragedy inspired by this report by usc medical center it. it was one hospital pier reviewing another. >> this gives us an idea and a path of options. >> the recommendations come after the hospital taking steps having more cher rev's deputies on site. they found an insufficient oversight at sf general and an absence of culture and safety. among numerous recommendations that a full-time security to oversee a security program that includes a security operations center or command post. >> that current space is not adequate and does not meet the security staff themselves nor of the campus or the patients and the hospital. >> in the spalding case they had the wrong description of the missing patient or did not take her disappearance seriously. a new program called code green is in place for missing patients that has shown results among ot

the family of lynne spalding. now taking legal action against san francisco general hospital. the family attorney announced, they are filing a claim against the hospital and th san frane department. death the 57 year old patient was found dead in a stairwell at the hospita weeks her h the city now has 45- days to accept or reject the claim. if it is rejected or a settlement cannot be the attorneys say, they plan to bring a civil lawsui over the last week, the bay area has been hit with rain just about every other this video comes from the north bay this a in rohnert park along highway 101. even wit rain. the a d to find out if more rain is on the way. kro chief meteoro bennett3 jacqueline? if you're a single guy in the bay area, research suggests your options in finding a girlfriend may be limited. now, one silicon valley company is aiming to change that. by flying women in from new york city. kron 4's j.r. stone has the story. katie bambino is describing the two years she spent in san francisco. more single guys less single ladies.totally opposite of new york city where she s

for the events surrounding spalding's disappearance and death. the 57-year-old patient was found dead in a stairwell at the hospital. more than 2-weeks after she went missing from her hospital room. the city now has 45- days to accept or reject the claim. if it is rejected or a settlement cannot be reached. the attorneys say they plan to bring a civil lawsuit. coming up on the kron 4 morning news: a warning to joggers and walkers. police on alert. after a teenager reported she was sexually assaulted along a fremont trail. we take a closer look at that trail. bystanders-turned-rescuers talk about what happened when a woman drove her minivan and her children into the ocean. why police didn't take her into custody earlier that day. and the plan to move the warriors' planned new arena. right next to the giants ballpark. and here's a live look outside. san mateo bridge police are still on the hunt for a man who grabbed and sexually assaulted a 15- year-old girl on a popular east bay trail. it happened over the weekend on the alameda creek trail in fre

they're like to move on with their lives >> : and fought more than five months since when spalding was in a stairwell at sfo general. since then there have been a lot of investigations into what happened and focus on security of course. today they completed an independent review of the hospital charity. >> : friends among other things the security equipment new edition of space for security operations >> : and full-time security manager. so the changes are really being made with san francisco house apart and the ideas also could extend to all cities medical facilities. the rain is coming back live look at satellite radar picture. rain impacting areas north. no. bay has a chance of sprinkles trade and the rest of this will be impacting their bay area tomorrow. the higher weekend is not a wash. i explain why coming up next >> : rescue efforts continue f in washington after that the landslide. what the community. less saturday >> : the official death toll rises 17 tonight of it they say the number was likely to rise and let rise significantly as medical examiner's office plans to unleash

. >>> a legal claim was filed against san francisco on behalf of the family of lynne spalding. she's the 5 #-year-old woman who was found dead in a hospital stairwell. the legal claim is the first step toward a lawsuit. it alleges medical malpractice, and negligence by the hospital and sheriff deputies who searched for spalding. another claim could help the family seek damages beyond a $250,000 medical malpractice cap. >> there is no cap on elder abuse and adult dependency statute. >>> new at 10:00, real anger directed at the sheriff. the santa clara county sheriff was kicking off her reelection campaign. they carried signs about alleged abuse by law enforcement. inside the restaurant, sheriff smith has been sheriff for four terms and is now seeking a fifth. >>> tenants in richmond's public housing say they've lived with cockroaches, mice, and other problems for way too long. amber lee attended the meeting tonight, and tells us what happens next. >>> this is also the building that many say is the worst example of public housing. >> how many cans of roach spray do you use a day?

. >>> a legal claim was filed against san francisco on behalf of the family of lynne spalding. she's the 5 #-year-old woman who was found dead in a hospital stairwell. the legal claim is the first step toward a lawsuit. it alleges medical malpractice, and negligence by the hospital and sheriff deputies who searched for spalding. another claim could help the family seek damages beyond a $250,000 medical malpractice cap. >> there is no cap on elder abuse and adult dependency statute. >>> new at 10:00, real anger directed at the sheriff. the santa clara county sheriff was kicking off her reelection campaign. they carried signs about alleged abuse by law enforcement. inside the restaurant, sheriff smith has been sheriff for four terms and is now seeking a fifth. >>> tenants in richmond's public housing say they've lived with cockroaches, mice, and other problems for way too long. amber lee attended the meeting tonight, and tells us what happens next. >>> this is also the building that many say is the worst example of public housing. >> how many cans of roach spray do you use a day?

lynn balding was -- spalding was found dead 17 days after missing from her bed. a claim allegations medical malpractice from the hospital and the deputies. a key claim is that the death violated the elder abuse stad out. >> there's no monetary cap on damages under the elder abuse and adult dependency stad another. >> we were the first on the record on hospital documents indicating confusion if she was ready to discharge. she was going to be discharged anyway. there's a written order that says, never leave this patient alone. and they did. >> this should not have happened and we agree. >> the city is responsible for what happened in the hospital. the sheriff department said there's disciplinary action pending. >> we don't think reassigning a couple deputies is a full enough price to pay. >> the city has 45 days to accept or decline this suit. >> live in san francisco. ktvu. >> oakland police say a man found burned to death in oakland over the weekend committed suicide. the body of richard fen was found. the police determined he set himself on fire. >> we're treati

. >>> an attorney for lynn spalding is filing a claim. she went missing from her room september 21st. 17 days later her body was found in a locked stairwell. her family is seeking an unspecified amount in damages. >>> they are looking being for a woman in her 80s. it was known as a quiet pain inhood he besides her boyfriend. the woman was able to free herself and make it to a neighbor's home. there have now been four burglars in the last --bergs and resident answer are trying when they consider getting into the house. >> they are now warning nerve about the increase and they will hold. >> public safety hall meeting sunday night. >>> teenage girl said she was aggressively globed in broad daylight at the regional trail 880. the girl said she was walking down the pathway when a man passed by her and came from behind and assaulted her. she called nine 911, they launched an assault and still it as are has not come through. >>> during the days scary. i don't know where that person came from. >> police have not received any similar assaults in t

it was prompted by the case of this woman lynn spalding.ho's body was found two weeks after she disappeared. the report makes several religions including periodic checks of stairwells. new security cameras and alarms. and hiring a full-time security manager to oversee it all. >> transparency is parent for this process. and this is a transparent public tomb. >> the total cost of the changes is expected to be about $1 million a year. state and federal regulators are still investigating the case of lynn spalding. >>> the state senate has -- >> all of them democrats and all of them in trouble with the law. >> that is why we sat down with willly brown and carl to ask what the fallout from this might be. >> mayor brown, we understand the mate senate today is going to meet for probably what 12 minutes? >> a reasonable period. >> right. and they are going to vote to suspend all three senators. your reaction to that. this move. what was behind the move? why do it so fast? >> i think the membership in the state senate is being innone dated from polit

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. >>> more than five months after spalding's body was found in a stairwell, we're getting a look at the report reviewing the hospital's security, the independent review conducted recommends the hospital should invest in new equipment and create space for security operations center and hire a full-time security manager. many of the recommendations could also be used at other medical facilities. >> we're going to be utilizing the recommendations for the entire security systems throughout the department of health. >> the hospital is making some of the changes already, including hiring a full-time security manager. the change is estimated to cost about $1 million. >>> a woman and her 12-year-old son held up at gun point and carjacked on their own driveway. next we'll speak to police for the latest on this investigation. >>> violence in afghanistan affects a charity operation in in in the bay area. cob bell. >>> cow bell. >>> can bell. >>> cob bell. >>> kabul. >>> authorities are looking for suspects after carjacking in the east bay. a woman and her 12-year-old son had returned to their home

spalding went missing from her room. 17 days later her body was found inside a little used locked stairwell. the hospital said it has begun daily stair checks and begun procedurings. there's also additional training for sheriff deputies assigned to the hospital. >>> workers for a marin based are under fire in an attack that left a little girl dead. the group of six people including three americans were trapped inside. police battled the attackers after responding to an initial explosion. >> after the explosion we surrounded the area. then we saw some people were in the building and they called out to us that there were some attackers. >> afghan officials say the stand off ended in the deaths of four gunmen, the americans and others inside escaped unharmed. route to peace is in kabul to support farmers. >>> two women tell investigators that they're 8- year-old daughter went on hunger strikes and that's why she weighed only 40 pounds. that's the average weight for a 4-year-old. erica craig and christian deando are accused of chaining up their daughter to prevent them from getting food. the gi

kron4 charles clifford has those details. >> reporter: since the death of lynn spalding last fall there have been multiple investigations looking into exactly how she died at the state and federal level. this new report requested by san francisco mayor ed lee takes a broader look at san francisco general's security procedures. ucsf's review of san francisco general's security procedures started last october and the final report was delivered to mayor ed lee in the city on friday. among the findings the report conclude the hospital should invest in new security equipment and technology, create space for a security operation center and higher a full time security manager. san francisco's department of health manages two hospitals including the general and about 24 clinics across the city. the departments director says that many of the recommendations meant for sf general could be applied to other locations as well we see this report not only for san francisco general hospital but we are utilizing these recommendations for our entire security system throughout the department of health. >>

lynne spalding's family plans to announce details in a news conference this morning. the 57-year-old disappeared from her hospital bed in september, later found dead in a stairwell two weeks later. her family's seekingen unspecified amount of money from the sheriff's department, also citing medical maltrack. >>> the transgender teen attacked by three students could face charges himself. yesterday, police say they found self-inconsistencies in the alleged victim's story, then he admitted the whole thing was a lie. the student claimed he was physically and sexually assaulted by three male teens in a bathroom at hercules high school. investigators may charge the 15-year-old with filing i false report. >>> police found a teen who attacked a 71-year-old man. the 16-year-old arrested yesterday. he pushed michael mora down a hill after he asked a group of teenagers to move cars. dozens of teens in a nearby house party and several cars were blocking the street and sideway. he had emergency brain surgery and is still in the high school. >>> heavy hearts, many attended an emoti

among the claims is that a doctor told the nurses spalding needed to be watched at all times. >> a written order says, never leave this patient alone, and they did, and they lost her. >>> early treatment may have cured another baby born with hiv. the girl was born in long beach last april and received treatment within four hours of birth. at an aids conference today, doctors revealed nearly a year later she shows no signs of the virus. researchers want to study more babies to learn if early treatment stops the virus from taking hold in the body. >>> a live look at the bay bridge lights. it was one year ago tonight when the 25,000 shimmering lights were turned on. since then, visitors loved watching the lights and businesses say they're bringing in more money. terry mcsweeney is live with the effort to keep the bay bridge lights project going. terry? >> reporter: the lights were on, they've been on for a year, they'll be on for another 12 months. then they have to come down for bridge work. are they ever going to back up? that is the $12 million question. some people could spend the night l

spalding was admitted to the hospital back in september originally with a bladder infection, then wentmore than two weeks after disappearing from her hospital bed, her body was found in an outdoor stairwell. >>> following up on a story we brought you last night, police arrested a 16-year-old teen for pushing a 71-year-old man down a hill. investigators say the attack happened after michael mora asked a group of teaches to move their cars. he had emergency brain surgery and is still hospitalized. >>> serious allegations of a possible hate crime turned out to be a hoax. a transgender student claimed three male teens attacked him. but today, hercules police say that during a second interview with that student they noticed a number of inconsistencies with the story. the then admitted to making up the story. investigators are considering possible charges. >>> an elderly woman woke up to find three men in her house. they tied her up and then robbed her. the 80-year-old victim was not hurt in the break-in, but they got away with jewelry and cash. the car they were last seen in is a dark chevy

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city attorney has 45 days now to respond to a legal claim filed on behalf of the family of lynn spalding body was found in the stairwell at san francisco general hospital last fall more than two weeks after she disappeared from her hospital room. now, the claim charges medical malpractice and negligence. another key claim could allow the family to seek damages beyond a $250,000 medical malpractice cap. >> there is no monetary cap on damages in a lawsuit brought under the elder abuse and adult dependency statute. >> now, that legal claim was filed yesterday. it is the first step towards a lawsuit. >>> san francisco police are searching for a man in a wheelchair. he is suspected of several assaults on women near san francisco general hospital. the latest attack was at 22nd street. a woman was punched. investigators say the suspect is responsible for at least five assaults in the past week. now, he is described as having a partially amputated right leg and he uses his left leg to propel his wheelchair through the streets very fast. >>> it is 7:38. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu a